Butler is a tiny city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 639 people and two associated neighborhoods, Butler is the 306th largest community in Kentucky.

Of important note, Butler is also a city of artists. Butler has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Butler’s character.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.11% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The overall crime rate in Butler is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

One downside of living in Butler, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.08 minutes every day commuting to work.

Being a small city, Butler does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The citizens of Butler have a very low rate of college education: just 9.51% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.

The per capita income in Butler in 2022 was $23,712, which is lower middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $94,848 for a family of four. Butler also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 35.73% of its population below the federal poverty line.

The people who call Butler home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Butler residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Butler include Irish, English, German, Scottish, and European.

The most common language spoken in Butler is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and African languages.